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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 1021873" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p><em>Real-World tests include fresh web-originated samples.</em></p><p><em>Malware Protection tests include older samples (several days old) usually delivered via USB drives or network drives.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Real-World Triathlon 2021-2022: SE Labs, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test (7548 samples in 24 tests)</strong></p><p></p><p>-------------------Missed samples</p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Norton 360..................12..... =</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Avast...........................13..... +</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Kaspersky....................18..... =</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Microsoft...................*27.5.. =</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>McAfee ........................37.... +</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Avira ............................43.... =</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Comparison with the period 2019-2021:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">no significant changes in protection ( <strong>=</strong> )</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">significant improvement in protection ( <strong>+</strong> )</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Real-World Biathlon 2021-2022: SE Labs, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test (6748 samples in 16 tests)</strong></p><p>-------------------Missed samples</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)">Norton......................6</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Bitdefender .............9</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Avast........................10</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Kaspersky................13</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)">TrendMicro..............13</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Microsoft...............*22.5</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>McAfee....................23</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Malwarebytes.........26</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Avira........................30</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Malware Protection Biathlon 2021-2022: AV-Test, AV-Comparatives (270634 samples in 16 tests)</strong></p><p></p><p>-------------------Missed samples</p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>Norton 360.............1........ =</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>McAfee...................3....... +</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>Bitdefender.............5</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)">Avast....................15........ +</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Kaspersky.............28....... =</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Microsoft............. 30....... =</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">Avira ....................45....... =</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)"><strong>Malwarebytes.....173</strong></span></p><p><strong>TrendMicro ........623....... <span style="font-size: 18px">-</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Comparison with the period 2019-2021:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">no significant changes in detection ( <strong>=</strong> )</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">significant improvement in detection ( <strong>+</strong> )</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">significant decrease of detection (<strong><span style="font-size: 18px"> -</span></strong> )</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Why two years period?</strong></p><p>The results of any single test made by SE Labs, AV-Test, or AV-Comparatives are useless for comparing AVs. In most cases, the statistical errors allow only saying that the group of 10 first AVs can be awarded. This follows from a too-small number of tested samples. I noticed that even a period of one year is not sufficient.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Some thoughts about these results:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The entries with the same color cannot be differentiated due to statistical errors.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The differences between several AVs are very small and they can hardly be noticed by the home user.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In some cases, the differences can disappear by tweaking the AV settings.</li> </ul><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/post-927440[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://selabs.uk/consumer/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://www.av-comparatives.org/news-archive/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-users/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 1021873, member: 32260"] [I]Real-World tests include fresh web-originated samples. Malware Protection tests include older samples (several days old) usually delivered via USB drives or network drives.[/I] [B]Real-World Triathlon 2021-2022: SE Labs, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test (7548 samples in 24 tests)[/B] -------------------Missed samples [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Norton 360..................12..... = Avast...........................13..... + Kaspersky....................18..... =[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Microsoft...................*27.5.. = McAfee ........................37.... +[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Avira ............................43.... =[/COLOR] Comparison with the period 2019-2021:[/B] [LIST] [*]no significant changes in protection ( [B]=[/B] ) [*]significant improvement in protection ( [B]+[/B] ) [/LIST] [B]Real-World Biathlon 2021-2022: SE Labs, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test (6748 samples in 16 tests)[/B] -------------------Missed samples [B][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)]Norton......................6[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Bitdefender .............9 Avast........................10 Kaspersky................13[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)]TrendMicro..............13[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Microsoft...............*22.5[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]McAfee....................23 Malwarebytes.........26[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Avira........................30[/COLOR] Malware Protection Biathlon 2021-2022: AV-Test, AV-Comparatives (270634 samples in 16 tests)[/B] -------------------Missed samples [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]Norton 360.............1........ = McAfee...................3....... + Bitdefender.............5[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)]Avast....................15........ +[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Kaspersky.............28....... =[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Microsoft............. 30....... =[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Avira ....................45....... =[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][B]Malwarebytes.....173[/B][/COLOR] [B]TrendMicro ........623....... [SIZE=5]-[/SIZE] Comparison with the period 2019-2021:[/B] [LIST] [*]no significant changes in detection ( [B]=[/B] ) [*]significant improvement in detection ( [B]+[/B] ) [*]significant decrease of detection ([B][SIZE=5] -[/SIZE][/B] ) [/LIST] [B]Why two years period?[/B] The results of any single test made by SE Labs, AV-Test, or AV-Comparatives are useless for comparing AVs. In most cases, the statistical errors allow only saying that the group of 10 first AVs can be awarded. This follows from a too-small number of tested samples. I noticed that even a period of one year is not sufficient. [B]Some thoughts about these results:[/B] [LIST] [*]The entries with the same color cannot be differentiated due to statistical errors. [*]The differences between several AVs are very small and they can hardly be noticed by the home user. [*]In some cases, the differences can disappear by tweaking the AV settings. [/LIST] [URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/post-927440[/URL] [URL unfurl="false"]https://selabs.uk/consumer/[/URL] [URL unfurl="false"]https://www.av-comparatives.org/news-archive/[/URL] [URL unfurl="false"]https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-users/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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